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Secret of the Mortician

The Secret of the Mortician Dead, but I got eyes Prepares my body at the morgue Opens the chest Drains the blood from its nudity Admires my body before it decays After The process of embalming His hands run all over I'm still dead He's satisfied The next day Writes an outstanding obituary I sit on display ~SKAT~

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L Milton Hankins

Date: 12/29/2020 8:47:00 PM

SKAT A, Be sure you read my "Dream Macabre", okay? Where do these things come from????

Brian Pierre-Alexander

Date: 2/4/2019 7:17:00 PM

This is a Poetic Gem Skat...

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 10/5/2016 1:26:00 PM

A very interesting poem w/a tinge of the macabre, Skat A. You have such an impressive range of poems in your catalog. This poem was very surreal, and the mortician character seemed like a ghoulish person. Maybe that's just me. Anywho, keep up your outstanding work. Will take me some time to read through your work, but I'll keep plugging away. From Rico w/love!

Hellbound Clandestine

Date: 10/4/2016 7:44:00 PM

Love this .it's inspired me

Sandison Jumbo

Date: 9/20/2016 8:15:00 AM

Vivid imagery, I could picture it clearly as I ran through the lines. Humorous in a creepy way.

Mike Hauser

Date: 7/30/2016 2:52:00 PM

Darkly humorous...nice!

Michael East

Date: 7/17/2016 11:19:00 AM

like this one SKAT A.

Pace Ink-U-Script

Date: 7/5/2016 12:07:00 AM

Haha...I bet stuff like this really happens. Good one!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/23/2016 8:33:00 PM

wow, Skat it is a bit like mine!!Did I ever read this one in the past? I can't even remember, but i sure like it.

Femi Adebayo

Date: 4/22/2016 5:19:00 PM

Hmm....very thoughtful!

Manmath Dalei

Date: 4/1/2016 10:15:00 AM

Very nice creation.

Fullmoon Sway

Date: 1/27/2016 11:46:00 AM

Wow thts creepy love it

Vladislav Raven

Date: 1/5/2016 8:24:00 PM

Hi Skat, as always, you manage to make your subject matter your own. You seem to make each subject come alive through your words. That is a great gift to possess Skat. I always wondered what went through a morticians head while doing his work....Vladislav.

Iris E. S-Lewis

Date: 12/31/2015 11:37:00 AM

You have a way of tackling any sub matter and turning it into a gem. Expository gem. Thanks for stopping by. Happy New Year with peace and blessings.

Robyn Campbell

Date: 12/28/2015 11:23:00 AM

Applause. Dark yet made me laugh also. I think your words are spot on. Morticians have to be strange people. I wish I could rate your poems a 10. That's what they are.

Red Barchettadrive

Date: 11/7/2015 11:18:00 PM

7+ to boot!

Red Barchettadrive

Date: 11/7/2015 11:17:00 PM

This is DEAD on SKAT A! Boy, this could spawn many a morbid joke! I was speaking to a mortician the other night too! I asked him if he knew so and so and he said he wasn't to well in remembering names. I said,"Yeah, the people you work with don't talk too much do they?" He laughed!

Mama Bear

Date: 11/3/2015 4:23:00 PM

Not impossible my dear. What do we know of moticians? Blessings Edith

Miraj Raha

Date: 9/19/2015 11:20:00 AM

Hmm..the mortician is indeed a scary and twisted person isn't he?

Kp Nunez

Date: 8/22/2015 8:44:00 AM

Back to visit this darkly witty write, SKAT.

Carol Rae Bradford

Date: 8/21/2015 3:40:00 AM

Really a great poem. Something to think about, SkatA! Thanks for your input on mine. Carol Rae Bradford

Brenda Rose

Date: 8/3/2015 9:14:00 AM

A bit of a morbid topic. Very well told. Very interesting view of death. Brilliantly told. Keep penning.

Mary Rotman

Date: 7/31/2015 8:59:00 PM

I adore this POV. Very original.

James Marshall Goff

Date: 7/28/2015 8:05:00 PM

Prefer to walk off into the wilderness of northern minnesota....let nature do the rest.....evocative write, Scat

Casarah Nance

Date: 7/20/2015 8:44:00 PM

Oooh this gives me the creepy crawlies, Skat you've got talent for writing and making people feel special, and after reading this, a little wierded out lol. I like it, :-)